it is thursday, march 24th. i'm andrea roane. devon lucie is in for howard bernstein. angie goff has our traffic. we start with devon and the forecast. what's it going to be like today? >> pretty good. we will see cloud cover building in but the temperatures will cooperate with us today and the winds not that bad either. they will pick up midday to afternoon and it will be around 10 to 15 miles an hour. really not that strong. a bit breezy you could call it 47 at national. a couple of areas in the upper 30s like reston 39. andrews 47 and maryland side, looks like beltsville is 42. rockville 45 this morning. zoom out and show you temperatures if you happen to be outside of washington. york and southern pennsylvania 37. hagerstown 46. fredericksburg 34. give you a nine noon an 5:00 forecast here, i think we top out in the lower 80s. 71 is the high for today and rain comes in tonight. we will cover this in 15.

right now a first look at traffic. good morning. rise and shine, my friends. 95 northbound in virginia, right now looks like we are moving at speed out of fredericksburg past quantico to the mixing bowl on to 395, which is a perfect segue in to my next shot here. here's a shot of that interstate. looks like everyone is tracking those taillights moving at a good pace past the duke street exit. go realtime for you. route 4, route 5, 301, all of these roads are incident and accident free. on the outer loop in maryland, looks like the lanes are wide open from allentown to route 1 to north of the district. the live shot at university. and 270 southbound, no problems but construction alert going northbound. watch for crews between 370 and middle brook. back to you. >> thank you, angie. a couple of minor glitches is all that's holding up final action on the health care reform package before they send it back to their colleagues on the other side of the capitol.

tara mergener has more. >> having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: the health care fix it bill will go back to the house, despite furious efforts by democrats to keep that from happening. a spokesman for harry reed says two minor problems with the measure were discovered but once they are removed he believes it won't affect the overall bill and the house will quickly pass it. the news came after senate members stayed up in to the early-morning hours voting on amendments. >> we have had more amendment votes today than the entire month of december. >> reporter: they will continue the rigorous debate this morning as president obama hits the road again in iowa to drum up support for the new law. and house democrats are still dealing with the backlash from pushing that measure through. the fbi is investigating death threats and acts of vandalism against several who voted for the reform. >> you will rue the day you did

this mr. stupak. >> i hope you die. >> he is one of ten members who received frightening voice mails from angry constituents. four congressional offices across the country have been vandalized. >> that activity ought to be unacceptable in our democracy. >> reporter: both the gop and democrats are condemning the activity. john boehner said i know many americans are angry over this health care bill and that washington democrats aren't listening, but as i said, violence and threats are unacceptable. but democrats say that's not enough. they want republicans to speak out more strongly to help keep the situation from getting even worse. tara mergener , cbs news, washington. police are investigating a severed gas line leading in to the house of a virginia congressman's brother. it was targeted after tea party activists posted his address on- line. they thought it was the

congressman's roam home. the website encouraged readers to drop by the house and express their thanks for his yes vote on reform. bob mcdonnell challenged the health care reform law by signing legislation. it comes a day after ken cuccinelli filed a lawsuit seeking to declare the bill unconstitutional. the virginia health care freedom act rejects federal requirements that make it necessary for people to purchase health care insurance or face penalties. an old face could be making a return to maryland politics. a new report says former maryland governor bob ehrlich decided to run again for office. he is expected to make a formal announcement next month. a new report says nearly one in five dc residents is living near or below the poverty line. according to an article in the "washington post" that would roughly amount to 106,000

people. in 2009, the poverty line was defined as a family of four, living on or just under $22,000 a year. the report was compiled by the dc's fiscal policy institute. police will never get to question a potential murder suspect. they believe the man, who shot a woman to death in a parked car, then took his own life. brittany morehouse reports. >> my mom told me to stay down because they heard gunshots or police with automatic weapons all over the place. >> reporter: was it a domestic squabble that led one man to kill himself on the sidewalk in broad daylight? questions abound in this arlington neighborhood near quincy and 15th street. >> terrible. >> at first i thought my family was lying. >> i feel very sad for him. >> reporter: they say the 4:00 suicide happened after they were called to the scene. >> we received a call from a person stating there was a man with a gun. when officers arrived they encountered a man who was armed with a gun.

when he saw police officers he shot himself. >> i heard gunshots and looked out the window and there was blood down there. >> i saw a body discovered. >> reporter: now investigators are calling the dead body a murder suspect. fairfax police believe he might have been a man who shot a woman at dawn 20 miles away in mount vernon. >> heard a shot go off and two seconds later two other shots went off and saw a car drive away. >> could that be this vehicle towed away from the suicide? >> detectives to work to determine the identity of the subject and see if he is linked to the homicide that occurred this morning. >> reporter: some onlookers identified the moon and they tell us he was in his 20s and he lived in these apartments. >> he had a lot of friends in the neighborhood. >> reporter: and now those friends are wondering if they really knew him p. brittany morehouse, 9 news now. >> the murder was the second

homicide mount vernon has seen in a week. the deaths happened within a few miles of each other but police say they are not related. the second driver involved in a road rage incident that ended with a semi automatic weapon being fired has been charged. police arrested him for attempted homicide after he repeatedly shot at a man. he has been charged with the second degree attempted murder, as well. a fairfax county sheriffs deputy is accused of engaging in inappropriate contact with a prisoner. egg veries say james lee heinz was guarding a 25-year-old prisoner at a local hospital when the pair allegedly engaged in sexual acts. heinz has been with the department for two years. in the news now, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck the philippines. the epicenter is believed to be west of the capital of manila. it is said to have only lasted

30 second. there were no immediate report of damage or injuries. intense meetings between the united states and israel over plans to increase settlements in east jerusalem are said to be going nowhere. prime minister netanyahu is heading home after a two-day visit saying he feels there was progress, but the u.s. indicates there was not. evening commuters in california received quite a shock yesterday. a small plane, having engine trouble landed in the northbound lanes of a state highway near pomona. traffic was badly snarled as police worked to get the plane off the road. general motors unveils the next generation of eco-friendly vehicles. and the newest -- device from the apple family is expected to get a lot of use around the office. we'll be right back.

traffic alert. a report of an accident on

pennsylvania avenue. more traffic is coming up. it is time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning and jessica doyle is here with the headlines. good morning. some world markets are following wall street lower this morning. a lackluster trading day and it is after the dow slipped in trading yesterday. the dow finished down 52 points at 10836. the nasdaq fell 16.5 and the s&p lost about 6.5 points. a look at an eco friendly car. gm showcased its electric vehicle in china yesterday. it communicates with other cars to avoid accidents and traffic in busy cities, crazy looking. but this is not around the corner. it won't be at show rooms for 10 to 20 years. a survey says the top reason consumers want to buy the apple ipad is for work and not play. they would be less interested

in using the tablet to video games but many expect it will make them more productive. >> it is easier than bringing your laptop around. metro transit has a new device to help improve the speed of rescue teams. and a beloved hobby of many people is coming under congressional scrutiny. we will tell you how far temperatures are going. pretty far before the rain hits. the forecast when we

president obama declared a major disaster existed in the district in february. he ordered federal aid to be used to supplement dc's recovery efforts from last month's snowstorm. federal funding is available to the district and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work on facilities damaged by the severe winter storms we weathered this year.

devon lucie is here in the weather center. i'm here with him. i was at a community meeting last night and people were talking about the affects of the weather and all the trees that are still coming down because of the ground. >> this is almost like an ice storm event. we have had a few around washington. you thin things anight will take well in to the spring and summer before we see everything taken care of. we are completely done with that. i'm hoping we are completely done with that. at least for today, temperatures are so far above the freezing mark it will be an enjoyable day, even though we will see the cloud cover building in. 71 for the high this afternoon and a chance of rain after 10:00. still think an isolated thunderstorm is possible coming in tonight. then it turns to an all steady rain and turning to almost a cold rain as we go through the friday morning period. looks like a quick-moving system. by friday afternoon, clearing out and a lot of sunshine in

the forecast. this front coming in from canada bringing cold air in. the last couple of fronts, pacific fronts really not frigid air coming in from the north. only 51 on friday afternoon and very cold in to the weekend with all the sunshine on saturday we are topping out at 52. get to the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast. one or two clouds but a lot of sunshine this morning. temperature from the 40 to 48- degree mark. sunrise at 7:04. it will be jackets, pullovers, hood dids, that kind of thing. by this afternoon we will have to get down to the sleeves with the 71-degree temperatures coming out. light breeze feels fairly comfortable. a light jacket is all you will need. cloudy and mild in the afternoon hours. clouds building back in. southwest breeze at 10 to 15. upper 60s around 70-degree mark for some. as we go overnight, it is rain after 10:00. an isolated thunderstorm will

be possible and tomorrow watch out here. really starting to see the winds pick up 20 to 30 miles an hour from the northwest. down in newland, northern neck, 47 degrees. hey there, bill. 47 here in washington, gaithersburg 45. frederick and manassas at 37 degrees. satellite and radar together, starting with one or two clouds right now. look to the west an more cloud cover is coming in. we so see a few light sprinkles moving in to the ohio valley. a way to go before the rain moves in here. cloudy skies build in by this afternoon. it is 3:45. maybe a sprinkle before the main event comes in later tonight. this cold front interacting with the low out of the southern plains. rain tonight starting at 1:00, overnight, early tomorrow morning in to friday. thunderstorm is possible. and we are getting such cold air that people off to the north, maybe fredericksburg, maybe starts to see a little

flurry mixing in. we won't see any accumulation at all. after that rain and clearing things out by friday afternoon, a very cold forecast in to saturday. here's the temperatures for the rest of the day. lower 70s to lower 60s around washington. a couple of us, if we don't break the 70-degree mark, you are awfully close. we will be in the 40s and then spreading to the 30s the further north you go. and fredericksburg upper 30s as the cold air is spilling in already and highs tomorrow much colder than today. a 20-degree drop in high temperatures. seven-day forecast, the rain comes in tonight through tomorrow morning and the weekend, the first half looks good. although chilly. we bring in more rain sunday afternoon in to sunday night. that's clearing off by the time we go back to work and school next week. in fact, the first three days of next week are spectacular. i want you to take away from the forecast, know we have big

changes coming our way, warm today a bit breezy and rain and a possible thunderstorm moves in tonight. >> thank you very much. hello, everybody. 12 minutes from the 5:00 hour. happy you could join us. just popped up on the inner loop at pennsylvania. a report of an accident. notice the green cars. volume light. traffic is getting by. on the outer loop, we show you north of the district we are fine. a good example of that near the colesville exit. if you are heading to the beltway, use 95 or bw parkway. 95 southbound, between 198 and powder mill we have report of road crews doing construction and reports they are taking away some northbound lanes, as well. 66 eastbound. great drive from centreville to route 50 and the beltway in virginia looks like smooth sailing from the wilson bridge past annandale to 66 and beyond. andrea, back to you.

maryland drivers may soon have to put down their phones. the maryland senate narrowly approved the bill preventing drivers from using hand held cell phones. the bill now goes to the house of delegates. a new device that would be helpful in case of an emergency on the tracks. >> time does make a difference in how quick we do things and in emergency incidents we try to be as quick as we can to get the job done. >> reporter: firefighters showed off new mobile emergency response vehicles. portable battery operated carts will run along metro rail tracks allowing them to get to the scene quickly. it can rarery crews equipment and transport people from the incident area. a practice shared by millions of americans begin our look at living well headlines. the world health organizations

say they are carcinogenic to humans our government classifies tanning beds as a low-risk device. there is a major push on captiol hill to change that. >> i know how bad tanning is for you, but even though i know how bad it is i still go. >> reporter: tiffany is one of the customers at electric sun tanning salon in ellicott city who says she can decide for herself how much of a danger it pedestrians. last year howard county you was the first in the nation to restrict teenagers under 18 from using the tanning beds without a prescription. here even a parents okay is not enough. >> they felt they were losing their right to choose whether their child could tan in a tanning bed. >> reporter: now the tanning industry nationwide may be changing. >> there isn't enough oversight and education explaining to the

public they are essentially britly lit cancer coffins. >> reporter: but the owners of electric sun believe their customers are informed. >> there is actually currently a label on the beds. they all have to sign a waiver when they come in as well that explains the danger and risks. an it gives you the recommended exposure time, week one, week two. >> reporter: for erin o'connor, miss illinois 2009, the bill goes to the devastation that skin cancer can cause. >> skin cancer is a slow, painful way to die. i watched as the light and color drained from my beautiful mother. on may 23rd, 2007 she passed away. she was only 50 years old. >> reporter: that was anita brickman reporting. her mother died of melanoma and studies presented at the hearing today show indoor tanning raises the risks. the tanning industry is hit

with a 10% tax in the health care reform bill passed on sunday. researchers in norway and denmark say regular mammograms may not boost survival from the disease. the death rate from breast cancer in regions where women were screened were the same or higher in areas where women were not. this follows a report by a u.s. task force questioning the value of screening for women under 40. however, the american cancer society recommends yearly mammograms for women 40 and older. women who eat fish rich in omegathree oils may be less likely to develop endome trio sis. doctors say the type of fat and not the total amount makes the difference in the risk of getting the painful debilitating condition. foods high in transfat are fried foods, crackers and

margarine. if your child explains from tummy aches, family therapy may be a good idea. therapy helps children and parents rewelcomes and deal with the condition that can persist in to adulthood. if you want to live healthier, try spicing up your cash buy. a study from the university of western ontario finds most marinades -- used to prepare meat have antioxidants. for more living well headlines, log on the wusa9.com and click on the living well tab on the front page. one local county approves the final school budget for 2011. and detectives are finding new, inventive ways to track down suspects. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] don't like to settle?

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prince william county school board has approved a new $760 million budget. thanks to much-needed state money the cuts won't be as deep as expected. 200 jobs will be lost opposed to 700. salaries will be frozen across the board and class sizes in many grades will grow. a local woman is trying to get her life back after a hacker targeted her on facebook. police say the man allegedly broke in to the victim's e-mail and cancelled her chances at northern virginia community college. the hacker may have gotten the pass word by using information on the victim's facebook page. phone numbers, birth dates, parents, siblings, mother's maiden name, things often used as pass words or hints for pass words on many sites. >> reporter: they recommend using a ten character pass word

with letters, numbers and symbols and that you use a different password for each on- line account and change them every three months. here's something we may be seeing on csi soon, the use of bacteria to identify suspects. this could join fingerprints and dna in the crime fighters tool box. >> reporter: crime scene scientists may benefit from scientists at the university of colorado study. just as your fingerprints and dna are unique to you, so it seems is the bacteria on your skin. >> if someone touches a surface, they have shown the microbes transfer from your skin to the surface and a forensic investigator could recover those microbe and make a match like a match using human dna, can identify a person leaving their traces behind at a crime scene. >> reporter: if there is just a trace, he runs the crime lab. >> you could take a small number of bacteria and culture

and grow them up so you can get a small transfer of material and grow more material which you can analyze it. >> reporter: this doctor at the university of university of maryland medical school for gee gnome sciences say it could work when conventional tools don't. >> human dna is the first one, fingerprint is the second one, sometimes you can't recover the fingerprint but may be able to recover the microbe and so you may be able to match that way. >> reporter: the science is brand new and has to be checked, rechecked, and accepted by the scientific community before it can ever be used in court. 9 news now. well, good morning again. you are watching 9 news now at 5:00 a.m. thanks for joining us. i'm andrea roane. angie goff will have the traffic in a moment. right now a we say good morning to devon lucie. he's in for howard bernstein. he has a look at the thursday forecast. closer to the